{"id":65322,"date":"2025-02-22T22:06:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T20:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=65322"},"modified":"2025-02-22T22:06:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T20:06:41","slug":"maritzburg-college-eyes-another-jenny-orchard-invitational-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=65322","title":{"rendered":"Maritzburg College eyes another Jenny Orchard Invitational title"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The stage is set for Championship Sunday at the Jenny Orchard Invitational Tournament<\/strong>, being played at Maritzburg College<\/strong>, after a dramatic third day of action.<\/p>\n

Saturday’s showdowns included some shocking results, including the elimination of the previously unbeaten Soweto Basketball Academy<\/strong> from title contention.<\/p>\n

Quarterfinals\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

They had been untroubled in sweeping through Pool B with ease, but they ran into a motivated Westville Boys’ High team in the quarterfinals and the KZN side recorded an impressive 82-68 win.<\/p>\n

Westville had finished in second place in Pool D, while the Soweto Basketball Academy had topped Pool B, crushing Rondebosch Boys’ High<\/strong> by 72 points, Saheti School<\/strong> by 84, and Northwood<\/strong> by 54. But they were\u00a0outmaneuvered by their rivals in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

The reigning champions, Maritzburg College, advanced to the semi-finals with remarkable ease following a decisive win over Pinelands High School<\/strong>. The Capetonians gave it their all but were unable to cope with College’s high-pressure game, which led to a convincing 89-49 victory and a place in the semi-finals for T<\/strong>he Red, Black, and White<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Michaelhouse<\/strong> also moved on to the semis with an emphatic 53-37 defeat of Kearsney College<\/strong>, who had topped their pool with a clean record of three wins from three matches. They were joined in the final four by ESCA<\/strong>, who took down Northwood by a 64-25 margin. It was an easy win, but Northwood’s frontline side is defending the St John’s Basketball Tournament<\/strong> title.<\/p>\n

Semifinals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maritzburg College faced Michaelhouse for a third time this season in the Alan Paton Memorial Hall<\/strong>, with a place in the final of the Jenny Orchard Invitational on the line. They had previously cruised to a 93-57 win and then beat ‘House<\/strong><\/em> 45-39 in their first outing of the event.<\/p>\n

Once more, College came out on top. This time there were 10 points in it, with the home side scoring a 54-44 victory.<\/p>\n

They’ll face Westville in the gold medal match after the Griffin<\/strong> <\/em>took down ESCA 65-54 in their semi-final. That win marked a big turnaround from an earlier meeting between the sides in Pool D, which ESCA had won by 21 points, 50-29.<\/p>\n

RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Playoff 9-16<\/strong><\/p>\n

Westerford\u00a0 (A3) 52-30 Kingswood College (C4)
\nClifton College (C3) 54-46 Wynberg Boys’ High (A4)
\nSACS (B3) 48-32 Rondebosch Boys’ High (D4)
\nDurban High School (B4) 77-39 Saheti School (D3)<\/p>\n

Quarterfinals\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maritzburg College (A1) 89-49 Pinelands High School (C2)
\nMichaelhouse (A2) 53-37 Kearsney College (C1)
\nWestville Boys’ High School (D2) 82-68 Soweto Basketball Academy (B1)
\nESCA (D1) 64-25 Northwood School<\/p>\n

Playoff 13-16<\/strong><\/p>\n

L25 vs L27: Wynberg Boys’ High 76-36 Kingswood College
\nL26 vs L28: Rondebosch Boys’ High 55-45 Saheti School<\/p>\n

Playoff 9-12<\/strong><\/p>\n

W25 vs W27: Clifton College 52-48 Westerford
\nW26 vs W28: Durban High School 68-45 SACS<\/p>\n

Playoff 5-8<\/strong><\/p>\n

L29 vs L31: Kearsney College 70-53 Pinelands High
\nL30 vs L32: Soweto Basketball Academy 76-44 Northwood School<\/p>\n

Semifinals\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maritzburg College 52-44 Michaelhouse
\nWestville Boys’ High School 65-54 ESCA<\/p>\n

Sunday Fixtures\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Playoff 11-12<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00: Alan Paton 2, Westerford (L35) vs SACS (L36)<\/p>\n

Playoff 9-10<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00: Alan Paton 1: Clifton College (W35) vs Durban High School (W36)<\/p>\n

Playoff 7-8<\/strong><\/p>\n

09:30: Alan Paton 2, Pinelands High (L38) vs Northwood School (L40)<\/p>\n

Playoff 5-6<\/strong><\/p>\n

09:30: Alan Paton 1, Kearsney College (W38) vs Soweto Basketball Academy (W40)<\/p>\n

Playoff 3-4<\/strong><\/p>\n

11:00: Alan Paton 2: Michaelhouse (L37) vs ESCA (L39)<\/p>\n

Final\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

12:30: Alan Paton 1, Maritzburg College (W37) vs Westville Boys’ High School (W39)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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